WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 11
“In
all things grow up into him…that is, Christ.” Eph 4:15 NIV
ARE
YOU GROWING SPIRITUALLY?
Spiritual growth doesn’t happen automatically. You
must desire to grow, decide to grow, discipline yourself, and delight in
spiritual growth. “But my life is just too hard,” you say. A lot of folks have
had it worse than you and grown into spiritual maturity, and a lot of folks
have had it worse than you and grown into spiritual maturity, and a lot of
folks have had it worse than you and grown into spiritual maturity, and a lot
of folks have had it better and remained stuck in spiritual infancy. That’s
because they doubted their ability to
grow, drifted wherever the current
took them, or delayed their growth,
thinking, “I’ll get around to it when things change.” But it never happens. Growth
always begins with a decision. “Follow me and be my disciple…So Matthew got up
and followed him” (Mt 9:9 NLT). Matthew didn’t understand all the implications
of his decision; he simply decided to follow Jesus. That’s all you need to get
started—a decision. Nothing shapes your life like the decisions you make. I you
want to know what you’ll be twenty or thirty years from now, examine the
commitments to too many things and end up frustrated because we chose the wrong
things. And when we commit to the wrong things we end up living with regrets.
Every choice has consequences, so choose wisely. Christlikeness is the result
of making Christ-like choices, then depending on Him to help you fulfill those
choices. And He will: “God accurately reproduces his character in you” (Eph
4:24 TM).
Taken
from the Word for You Today Devotional
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